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Avoid Water Shut-offs Starting April 1

During the winter, we keep your water on even if you don’t pay, but on April 1, we will start to shut off water for those with unpaid bills. Unfortunately, you could end up with an unmanageable water bill! The Water Department and Water Revenue Bureau have several ways we can help, but don’t wait till it’s too late! View our fact sheet or watch this short video to see how you can keep your water flowing.

January 2015 Take Part Newsletter Released

The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has released the January 2015 Issue of Take Part!, the e-newsletter to connect potential contractors to the City's procurement system and contracting opportunities for business diversity. PWD is committed to small, local, and disadvantaged businesses to be included on their contracts. An important part of that commitment includes providing timely and relevant resources to contractors.

In each issue, you will find helpful information on a variety of topics as well as updates on PWD projects and resource partners' events. You can also visit Doing Business with PWD to view prior releases of newsletter issues, contracting opportunities and procurement information.

PWD and PIDC Award $8.25 Million in Stormwater Grants

The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) have awarded $8.25 million in grants to promote green stormwater management practices in a highly competitive selection process. Launched in January 2012, the Stormwater Management Incentives Program (SMIP) grant program is designed to be a catalyst for transforming large, commercial impervious properties that generate high volumes of stormwater runoff and burden the City’s sewer system and waterways into properties that build and maintain green stormwater management practices. This past July, PWD announced the launch of its newest grant program, the Greened Acre Retrofit Program (GARP), to complement SMIP and provide even greater opportunity for green stormwater developers to get involved in the City’s greening efforts. Read the full press release.

City of Philadelphia Receives EPA Leadership Award

The City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has announced that it has received a 2014 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The annual awards recognize the country’s leading green power users for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation’s voluntary green power market. EPA will presentPhiladelphia with the award at an event held in conjunction with the 2014 Renewable Energy Markets Conference in Sacramento, California on December 3, 2014. Read the full press release.

Whether providing safe water for residents to drink, supplying water for industries to manufacture goods, or protecting the region's water resources, serving our customers with quality has been our commitment throughout our nearly 200-year history.

The Philadelphia Water Department pledges to provide regular updates on our work. The following projects involve long-term construction and may create traffic disruptions and other impacts on communities.